1. Lateral X-rays with ESS
A test version is available in since the end of September.
Several laboratories started to use it providing constructive feedback.
The current recommended release is 42b (25 Oct 2007) and it was used for several scan-back and totalscan with the Computing Infrastructure [instead of optical marks].
The full integration with the Computing Infrastructure and DB will require multi-MarkSet support (lateral, optical, … ).

2. First tests: common problems: - support needed…
- evaluation of the initial markset template
- transformation from optical markset
- frequently usage of manual set (bug, mark segments outside the vacuum channel)
- segment finding problems (above the vacuum channel
- continuous monitor of the “cloned” mark
- reproducibility when mark is above the vacuum channel
- 2 mark point couldn’t be enough
some advantages…
+ scan of plate with bad optical marks
+ reduction of scan back time
+ brick intercalibration matrices close to the identity

3. Work in progress A new version will be released in the next days:
map string bug fixed: mark side flag are 1 top or 2 bottom
Integration with IDMap.dll
Integration with FlexMap3.dll at the level of source code and configuration *not working yet*
New configuration parameters: to choose how many strip samples to be taken and their inter-distance.
Trial to deal with the “clone problem”
To be done:
180-degree plate rotation. Recovery option
Debug of optical mark
Mark-to-mark intercalibration
Optimization of parameters. Study of reproducibility. …